8.15.2014

The Loft: Before and After

I'm very fortunate to visit Martha's Vineyard every summer. Our family has a home where we gather for great reunions (it's been in our family for several generations now). When I was middle-school age, my parents had a separate garage with a loft built so all my sisters and cousins could have our space. The room evolved over the years from a teenage spot to a nautical inspired guest room. A couple of years ago, my sisters and I did a makeover of this room. We had a lot of fun working together to bring this space from a bit of hodge podge to something with a color scheme.

BEFORE:

This door is an example of how I painted furniture in middle school. I think it was awfully nice of my parents to let me do that.

AFTER:

Now, Benjamin Moore, Paladian Blue paint. Simple.

My sisters and I painted the bed frames a light blue. The white bedding is from IKEA and the stripe pillow and blankets are somethings we sewed. The side table in-between the beds was a brown wood table I painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint (in Paris gray).

The anchor is from Homegoods, which brings in a nautical touch for sure. I painted a racer stripe down the middle of the dresser using ASCP Paris gray. We painted all the trim white and the walls got a neutral color (I forget the name of it right now, so I'll get back to you about it.) It's amazing what the power of paint can do to change a space.

The mirror was also from Homegoods and the coral bookends came from there too.

Instead of throwing out our old oars away we decided to use them as decoration. Note to self: never throw out any oars- they make really great wall art! The side table is from Target's Threshold line.

I painted this writing desk in a light gray blue. It was a dark wood that was getting a bit destroyed in it's finish, so it looks nice to have it refreshed.

This chest was my great-great grandfather's! It is super sturdy and a beauty. We have a lot of wonderful family heirlooms in the home- which we love.

For the bathroom we installed a new vanity, lights, mirror and faucet and a board and batten look. We were about ready to throw out the small shelf, but decided to paint it white and paste a nautical chart we still had.

We framed more nautical charts to fill the small space above the board and batten.

The whole room has a more cohesive feel to it than the 'before' and it's become one of our favorite rooms. We still have a few more things we want to do like paint the window frames all white and do some kind of window treatment, but it's come a long way.

I will show you some more images this coming week of our home on Martha's Vineyard. Hope you all get to enjoy the last bit of summer!

What a sweet room! I'm completely in love! I especially love the old oars propped up in the corner and the wicker anchor hung on the bathroom door. And the palladian blue door - isn't that color just fantastic?! I used it in my dining room!

Thanks Jennifer! We love how this room is shaping up. I love the oars in the room too and it's great to recycle old oars and use them as decoration. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you've been having a great summer.